Things people say about Firefly.....

POSTED BY: TheSomnambulist
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 16:56
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THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:13 PM

Hello again.

It occured to me that I've now converted quite a few people to Firefly - ANGEL and BUFFY too, but those two aside.....

I realised that many strike up an initial resistance towards Firefly. So I was wondering what reasons you've all heard people utter to you as to why they didn't get into Firefly at first glance.

I've had quite a few friends state these reasons:

"Don't like the Spaceship"
"Don't like the lead character"
"It's not futuristic enough"
"Why is Space silent - don't like that"
"The Aliance don't seem 'Big' enough"
"What no lasers!?"
"They don't translate the Chinese"

My dad who I did manage to convert eventually, didn't get on with the way some of the narrative structure was edited (out of Gas, and Ariel) but that was just for those episodes - there after his complaints were minimal.... and by the end he wanted more!

Any others you've heard?

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EMBERS

Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:29 PM

I've been shocked that people who really loved Whedon's other shows couldn't get into 'Firefly'

these were their reasons:

1. missed the kung-fo fighting

2. missed the Vampires

3. missed SMG/Buffy*

* on this last I tried to point out there were several very cute girls on Firefly, but evidently he is a one woman man (LOL)

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
I've been shocked that people who really loved Whedon's other shows couldn't get into 'Firefly'

these were their reasons:

1. missed the kung-fo fighting

2. missed the Vampires

3. missed SMG/Buffy*

* on this last I tried to point out there were several very cute girls on Firefly, but evidently he is a one woman man (LOL)

He, he... actually all those are quite funny. I especially like the fact that seven seasons of Buffy isn't enough Vampires for a person.

....Did he see the episodes with Saffron? I only ask because although she's not as cute as the other female characters - she has that whole "bad" thang going on... and sometimes guys respond to that more than the cute thing.... sometimes....
er hummm.

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ZEEK

Thursday, April 7, 2005 4:08 PM

The usual things I hear are:
Lots of laughing about the old west + space thing. They usually think it's just plain crazy for the two to be combined.
People just in general claiming SciFi is not their thing.

Those are the major hurdles I've encountered. It takes a lot of work to get people past those things too.

SERENMAL

Thursday, April 7, 2005 4:32 PM

Better late than never....Living in the back of beyond, and being restricted to terrestrial UK TV, I missed Firefly. I have just bought the series from Amazon, and have watched the whole lot in the past two days. I enjoy Sci Fi...hell I'm old enough to remember creeping downstairs and peeping round the door when Quatermass and the Pit was on, and hiding behind the sofa to escape from the Cybermen in Dr. Who. I have watched almost all of the sci-fi that TV has thrown at us over the years, some with good elements, many dire, but Firefly is grippingly different. I liked the gritty past/present realism - the lack of bumpy foreheaded aliens, kung fu and super-technology didn't detract at all. The main thing is that I actually CARED about every being on the ship. Joss barely had time to develop their characters before the plug was pulled! Roll on September.

EMBERS

Thursday, April 7, 2005 4:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by serenmal:
I have just bought the series from Amazon, and have watched the whole lot in the past two days. I enjoy Sci Fi

Wow!
Welcome Serenmal!
have you checked out the 'official site' from Universal?

have you adopted a new WP for your computer
(see The Blue Sun Room)?

I'm always so happy when I hear about new people discovering 'Firefly' and looking forward to 'Serenity'!

CHRISTHECYNIC

Thursday, April 7, 2005 5:13 PM

I have yet to meet a single person who has disliked Firefly after watching one entire episode.

I ignore anyone who says they don’t like something without ever experiencing it. It’s sort of like saying, “I don’t like Paris, the Eiffel Tower isn’t curved enough.” That person should be hit with a rock.

On the other hand their stupidity would be spare them from Paris, which isn’t all that likable. I used Paris as an example to show that stupidity of that nature is not always wrong, none the less it is always stupid.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, April 7, 2005 5:28 PM

SerenMal - welcome. Fello Englandier here too :)

christhecynic I agree on your take of not understanding people who dislike things before they've even seen it. Makes no sense.

...but I do like Paris.

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ZEEK

Thursday, April 7, 2005 5:49 PM

I understand the not liking something before you've seen it. If you don't I feel very sorry for you. You must have to try everything and experience many bad things just to make up your mind.

Two easy examples:
Gigli - that movie was obviously a pile of garbage. I never saw it but I'm sure I don't like it. If I had to see it to come to this conclusion I would have to actually sit through the pain and watch the whole thing just to realize it was going to suck. That would not have been cool.
The Simple Life - reality tv isn't usually very good in the first place. This features two spoiled brats that are attention whores. I know I'm not going to like this show. I don't have to watch a single episode to figure that out.

Did that help?

SERGEANTX

Thursday, April 7, 2005 5:57 PM

Some reasons for not liking Firefly:

"I'm a small-minded jerk and there aren't enough 'splosions"

"The characters seem smarter than me."

"No aliens. Everyone knows the universe is filled with aliens that look just like humans with latex decorations."

"They talk funny."

"The show just isn't predictable enough. If I take the time to pick the lint from my belly button I lose track of what's going on."

"Not enough product placements. I live for consumer prodding."

In all honesty, most of the negative reactions I've heard are one form or another of:

"It wasn't what I was expecting"

Most people don't want their assumptions challenged in any way and that's what Joss happens to specialize in.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

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